Elon Musk calls Twitter's 'official' labels an 'aesthetic nightmare' and says they create a two-class system
The billionaire has repeatedly discussed overhauling Twitter's"blue tick" verification system since taking over the company, clashing with someDuring Wednesday's Twitter Space, Musk said:"Apart from being an aesthetic nightmare when looking at the Twitter feed, is that it was simply another way of creating a two-class system."
He added that the labels weren't addressing"the core problem" that there were too many entities who would be considered"official" or given"legacy blue check marks.""The official label is still going out as part of the @TwitterBlue launch – we are just focusing on government and commercial entities to begin with," Crawford tweeted.
Representatives for Twitter did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment made outside of normal working hours. amid concerns about content moderation on the platform. Musk told advertisers the company was going to be"extremely vigorous" about deceptive accounts on Twitter, adding that any accounts pretending to be brands would be suspended.to"lords & peasants," according to Musk, who argued that he was giving power back to users by offering paid verification.Sign up for notifications from Insider! Stay up to date with what you want to know.
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